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BNSF revenue & profits up for 2018: industrial shipments led the way

February 26th, 2019
February 26, 2019 - TRA Newswire / Progressive Railroading - BNSF Railway ended their 2018 fiscal year on an upswing in both revenue and profits . Results of the railroad were posted by parent company Berkshire Hathaway in a report released...

Texas Central selects financial advisers for privately funded high-speed train project

February 21st, 2019
February 21, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Marking a major milestone in support of a first-of-its-kind high-speed train, Texas Central announced today it has engaged Citi and MUFG as financial advisers and to lead its capital-raising activities. Texas Central, which is developing...

Houston's Richmond rail ban removed from federal spending bill signed by Trump

February 20th, 2019
February 15, 2019 - Houston Chronicle - There are no plans to build light rail on Richmond, but for the first time in a long time there is nothing stopping Metro from asking for federal funds to help pay for it. The federal...

BNSF plans $405 million CAPEX program in Texas for 2019

February 20th, 2019
February 20, 2019 - TRA Newswire - BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that its 2019 capital expenditure and maintenance program in Texas will be approximately $405 million. More than half of this year’s capital plan in the Lone Star State...

BNSF budgets nearly $3.6 billion for capex in 2019

February 15th, 2019
February 14, 2019 - ProgressiveRailroading.com - BNSF Railway Co. will spend $3.57 billion on capital expenditures this year, up from $3.4 billion in 2018, the Class I announced yesterday. This year's plan will continue to emphasize maintenance and expansion of the network "with...

Texas Central to appeal Leon County ruling against being a railroad

February 15th, 2019
February 12, 2019 - leoncountytoday.com - Editors note; The Buffalo Press does not necessarily agree or disagree with the statements in this article, but we think that our readers need to be aware of what is being said. The case referred...

DART board of directors approve addition of second track along Cotton Belt

February 15th, 2019
February 12, 2019 - communityimpact.com - The Cotton Belt passenger rail line will feature a two-way double track that will not only improve efficiency but also add more than $100 million to the project’s price tag. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board...

Bullet train takes aim at traffic and dangerous roads [Opinion]

February 15th, 2019
February 12, 2019 - Drayton McLane -  Houston Chronicle - Texas’ high-speed train ended 2018 with remarkable progress, putting Houston and the rest of the state another step closer to a dynamic and much-needed transportation choice. It is estimated that more than 1,100...

If Texas Central Railway is not a railroad, then what is it?

February 15th, 2019
February 15, 2019 - Guest Column - Robert Leilich - I am tired of seeing a vocal minority of people opposing high speed spend sizeable legal fees in an attempt to support exaggerated claims that it will destroy the bucolic setting of...

Panhandle Northern RR gets $2.16 million CRISI grant for upgrades

February 12th, 2019
February 12, 2019 - TRA Newswire - Panhandle Northern Railroad has been approved for a grant valued up to $2.164 million to install new ballast and ties on the 31 mile line which connects to a BNSF Railway Co. mainline, to...

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